jpdb beta

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

2

ability; performance; efficiency

8

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

2

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

3

shoulder

3

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

2

just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

1

bridge (e.g. on a warship)

8

for work; for manufacturing

1

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

1

crest; coat of arms

3

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

2

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

1

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

to wound; to murder

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

1

to wrap up

3

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

1

group; mass

3

making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)

3

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

third-year student; third-year pupil

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

2

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

4

with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech

1

to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

1

to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

2

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

fish

5

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

2

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

2

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

3

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

7

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

1

saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

2